Who’ll find love on our blind date? This week it’s Patricia, 72 and Jake, 77,

Patricia, 72, (pictured) is a retired PA  PATRICIA, 72  Dating Past? I was married for 33 years and widowed in 1999 when I was just 52. While I’ve mainly been on my own since, I have had a couple of relationships. The problem is, I’d go out for dinner a few times with someone and … Read more

Who’ll find love on our blind date? This week it’s Veronique, 47, and Craig, 40

Veronique, 47, (pictured) says she has been single for two years and says she usually goes for bad guys VITAL STATISTICS  Single for two years with a son, aged eight. CURRENT ROLE Voiceover artist. WOULD LIKE TO MEET AN EMPATHETIC, tolerant person who isn’t arrogant. A big heart counts more than looks.  He assumed I … Read more

Who’ll find love on our blind date? This week it’s Angela, 73, and Alan, 70

Angela, 73, (pictured) has been widowed for ten years and has five grandchildren ANGELA, 73  Dating past?  I married very young and quickly had three children, but we divorced after 17 years. Two years later, I was introduced to someone else. We married, but immediately I knew it wasn’t right so we divorced, too. Then, … Read more

Who’ll find love on our blind date? This week it’s Katy, 32, and Jonathan, 32

Katy, 32, (pictured) has been single for five years and doesn’t have any children  KATY, 32   Dating Past? I started dating my only long-term boyfriend when I was 18, and we were together for eight-and-a-half years. We spent so long trying to make it work, and even bought a house together. But we drifted apart … Read more

Who’ll bail out Boris? Johnson has taken a vast pay cut to be PM

With something resembling a genial grunt, the Prime Minister urged his guests to tuck into lunch, Oxfordshire beef fillet with crispy shin, baby leeks and a rich gravy with the promise of marmalade bread and butter pudding to follow. ‘Enjoy it,’ he said before bellowing down the long dining table at Chequers: ‘Eat every scrap. … Read more

Who’ll find love on our blind date? This week it’s Louise, 35, and Simon, 33

LOUISE, 35  If he’d wanted to kiss me, I wouldn’t have minded LOUISE, 35  I’ve had three long-term relationships of between three and five years.  The last one ended in September 2019 and I briefly dated someone before lockdown.  It’s hard to meet people through friends as most of mine have settled down, so I’ve … Read more

DAME HELENA MORRISSEY, it’s the poor who’ll suffer most if we don’t return to the office

Walking through the City of London last week was an eerie and disturbing experience. This is an area I know well through my long career in finance. It is usually throbbing with life. Pavements are crowded, roads congested, offices packed, entrance doors in perpetual motion. Yet, on Monday afternoon, I felt as if I had … Read more

Who’ll find love on our blind date? This week it’s Julie, 44, and Alistair, 53

JULIE, 44, a housing officer He wore black and white – I thought he might be a waiter VITAL STATISTICS Single for nine years with a daughter, eight. CURRENT ROLE  Housing officer working in law.  WOULD LIKE TO MEET   Some body who is grounded, busy, emotionally intelligent and truthful — I am an empath and … Read more

Who’ll find love on our virtual date? This week it’s Pam, 34, and Gary, 30,

Pam, 34, (pictured) has been single for six years and has an 11-year-old son  PAM, 34, Dating past? I’ve been single since splitting with my son’s father. I’ve done some online dating, but nothing serious has come of that. Some men shower you with attention, then ghost you. It’s rather baffling. Pre-date nerves? I felt … Read more

Who’ll find love on our virtual date? This week it’s Julia, 54, and Steve, 54

Julia, 54, (pictured) is a self-employed upholsterer  JULIA, 54 Dating past? I was married for 22 years and have been divorced for five. My next relationship lasted for two years, but ended in 2019. I wasn’t sure he was faithful and it was a shock when he married three months later. I’ve done a bit … Read more